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Seeds of Occupation, Seeds of Possibility - Andrea Noelani Brower - Bog - West Virginia University Press - Plusbog.dk

Seeds of Occupation, Seeds of Possibility - Andrea Noelani Brower - Bog - West Virginia University Press - Plusbog.dk

How Hawaiʻi became the epicenter of the biotech seed industry, and how a resistance movement arose to confront the industry''s power. Hawaiʻi is a primary site for development of herbicide-resistant corn seed and, until recently, was host to more experimental field trials of genetically engineered crops than anywhere else in the world. It is also a node of powerful resistance. While documentaries and popular news stories have profiled the biotech seed industry in Hawaiʻi, Seeds of Occupation, Seeds of Possibility is the first book to detail the social and historical conditions by which the chemical-seed oligopoly came to occupy the most geographically isolated islands in the world and made the soils of Hawaiʻi the epicenter of agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology testing. Andrea Brower, an activist-scholar from Hawaiʻi, examines the consequences related to genetically engineered seed development for Hawaiʻi''s people and the social movement that has risen in response. With insights beyond the islands, Seeds of Occupation, Seeds of Possibility illuminates why visions for a radically better world must be expanded by intersectional and systemically oriented movements.

DKK 347.00
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Seeds of Amazonian Plants - John Janovec - Bog - Princeton University Press - Plusbog.dk

Seeds of Amazonian Plants - John Janovec - Bog - Princeton University Press - Plusbog.dk

Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. This stunningly illustrated guide features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to seed identification that provides detailed descriptions not only of the seeds but also of the habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit of Amazonian plants, as well as information about the known uses and distribution of each genus. Presenting these descriptions together with 750 full-color photos and a unique identification key, this premier field guide enables users to identify seeds of 544 genera and 131 families of plants. - - The most comprehensive field guide to Amazonian seeds - - Features 750 full-color photos that make identification easy - - Covers 544 genera and 131 families of Amazonian plants - - Describes seeds, habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit - - Includes unique seed identification key - - Compact, portable, and beautifully illustrated--the ideal field guide

DKK 309.00
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Seeds of Resistance - Mark Schapiro - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Seeds of Resistance - Mark Schapiro - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

" Seeds of Resistance is a wake-up call. With vivid and memorable stories, Mark Schapiro tells us how seeds are at the frontlines of our epic battle for healthy food.” —Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard Three-quarters of the seed varieties on Earth in 1900 were driven to extinction by 2015. In Seeds of Resistance: The Fight for Food Diversity on Our Climate-Ravaged Planet , investigative journalist Mark Schapiro takes us to the frontlines of the struggle over the seeds that remain—a struggle with some of the world’s biggest agri-chemical companies that will determine the long-term security of our food supply. His investigation unravels the stories of seed survival strategies and why it matters that more than half of all commercially traded seeds are under the control of three multinational agri-chemical companies—producing chemical dependent uniform seeds just as climate change is profoundly altering the conditions for growing food. And he dives deep into the growing movement in the United States and around the world to defy these trends, and assert autonomy over locally evolved seeds that are, by contrast, showing high levels of resilience to the onrushing impacts of climate change. He probes into the implications for our health and for the Earth’s ecological health, of patented seeds, and the companies that have turned them, and the chemicals they require to survive, into one of the world’s most valuable commodities. Schapiro, also a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, applies his investigative and storytelling skills to this riveting narrative, from the environmentally stressed fields of the American Midwest and California’s Central Valley to the unexpected centers of climate-resilient seed diversity in the arid, war-torn fields of Syria and Iraq, the mountains of southern Mexico and Latin America, and the lands of indigenous food cultivators in the American Southwest and Northwest. There, Native American communities are seeing increasing interest in their ability to grow food in shifting conditions over thousands of years. Newly updated and available for the first time in paperback, Seeds of Resistance gives new meaning to the term ‘farm to table’ by unearthing the largely hidden backstory to the first ingredient in that journey, the seed.

DKK 155.00
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The Triumph of Seeds - Thor Hanson - Bog - Basic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Triumph of Seeds - Thor Hanson - Bog - Basic Books - Plusbog.dk

As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of Buzz and Feathers presents a natural and human history of seeds, the marvels of the plant kingdom. "The genius of Hanson's fascinating, inspiring, and entertaining book stems from the fact that it is not about how all kinds of things grow from seeds; it is about the seeds themselves." -- Mark Kurlansky, New York Times Book Review We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life: supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fueled the Enlightenment and cottonseed sparked the Industrial Revolution. Seeds are fundamental objects of beauty, evolutionary wonders, and simple fascinations. Yet, despite their importance, seeds are often seen as commonplace, their extraordinary natural and human histories overlooked. Thanks to this stunning new book, they can be overlooked no more. This is a book of knowledge, adventure, and wonder, spun by an award-winning writer with both the charm of a fireside story-teller and the hard-won expertise of a field biologist. A fascinating scientific adventure, it is essential reading for anyone who loves to see a plant grow.

DKK 165.00
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Seeds - Michel Butor - Bog - Five Continents Editions - Plusbog.dk

Seeds - Michel Butor - Bog - Five Continents Editions - Plusbog.dk

French photographer Paul Starosta unveils the artistic splendour of seeds in 200 closeup photographs. From jewels to sculptures, these tiny wonders hide the vast potential of life. Paul Starosta is a French nature photographer, famous for finding and highlighting the artistic beauties of nature. The 200 superb photographs in this book illustrate the splendor and complexity of seeds, including the very smallest specimens. Drawing on the collections of Jean Laty and the La Voie des Fleurs society in Draveil (France), they showcase the infinite shapes, colors and stunning details to be found in objects often ignored: some seeds look like flowers, others stones or sculptures, while still others suggest jewels fashioned by some imaginary goldsmith. The almost magical beauty of these little masterpieces, which enclose the mystery of life in both the infinitely small and the infinitely large, is brought out by the play of light and shadow. These little wonders conjure up others and are reminiscent of works of art or architectural features. Human beings are themselves nature and have found inspiration in it to create their own bold and curious works. At the end of the volume, miniature photographs are accompanied by scientific information on the seeds, their life, characteristics and different families.

DKK 350.00
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Plant Fun: Super Seeds - Susie Williams - Bog - Hachette Children's Group - Plusbog.dk

Plant Fun: Super Seeds - Susie Williams - Bog - Hachette Children's Group - Plusbog.dk

Produced in partnership with the RHS, this fun book for young children tells all about super seeds! Plant life begins with a seed. But how can such a tiny seed turn into something new? This book explains what seeds are, shows how they change and explores some amazing seeds, from the smallest seed that can grow into the tallest tree, to seeds that can float around the world. A fun step-by-step science activity at the back of the book encourages children to get hands on with nature.Illustrated by Hannah Tolson with her bold and colourful style that will catch and keep children''s attention!Helping children to learn about plants and the natural world, the Plant Fun series connects children to the natural world. Covers topics such as plant growth, habitats and life cycles, perfect for children aged 5+.Read the other titles in the series: Clever Cacti, Fruitful Flowers, Tremendous Trees

DKK 159.00
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The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey - Bog - Soho Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey - Bog - Soho Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father''s law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes her especially devoted to championing and protecting women''s legal rights. Inspired in part by a real woman who made history by becoming India''s first female lawyer, The Widows of Malabar Hill is a richly wrought story of multicultural 1920s Bombay as well as the debut of a sharp and promising new sleuth, Perveen Mistry.

DKK 166.00
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Seeds of Choice - John Witcombe - Bog - Practical Action Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Seeds of Choice - John Witcombe - Bog - Practical Action Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Seeds of Choice provides an in-depth analysis of the regulatory frameworks that cover varietal testing, release and dissemination of seeds. This book analyses the varietal testing system used by the All India Co-ordinated Crop Improvement Projects. The study reveals that reforms are needed if a greater choice of varieties are to be provided to meet the diverse needs of farmers in widely differing agro-ecological situations. The evidence presented in this book shows that attempts to increase the involvement of farmers in crop improvement would be the most promising reform to the system. The challenge is to incorporate farmer participation as an integral part of the varietal testing system. Seeds of Choice is addressed to all those concerned with crop improvement, such as plant breeders and agricultural extensionists, agricultural development workers, including researchers, policymakers, donors, voluntary agencies and commercial seed producers.

DKK 317.00
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Scattered Seeds - Jacqueline Mroz - Bog - Seal Press - Plusbog.dk

Scattered Seeds - Jacqueline Mroz - Bog - Seal Press - Plusbog.dk

As typical as donor-conceived children have become, with at least a million such children in the US alone, their experiences are still unusual in many ways. In Scattered Seeds, journalist and writer Jacqueline Mroz looks at the growth of sperm donation and assisted reproduction and how it affects the children who are born, the women who buy and use the sperm to have kids, and the sperm donors who donate their genetic material to help others procreate. With empathy and in-depth analysis, Scattered Seeds explores the sociology, psychology, and anthropology surrounding those connected with fertility procedures today and looks back at the history that brought us to this point.The personal stories in this book will put a human face on the issues and help to illuminate this country''s controversial and troubling unregulated fertility industry-an industry that has been compared to the Wild, Wild West, where anything goes. What is the human cost of our country''s unregulated fertility industry? How are the lives of sperm-donor families changed? Scattered Seeds will answer those questions, considering carefully the social and psychological dynamics surrounding those connected with fertility procedures today.

DKK 158.00
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